[melon161]

Hi All,

I posted these questions in my journal and now I wanted to post them here so we can all get to know eachother better. Here's my answers:

1. Where do you live?

Whitecourt, Alberta

2. What is your job?

Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper for my dad's trucking company.

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?

None yet, but hopefully soon!

4. What's your favorite:

Song: Way too many to list, I'm a music freak.

Band/Singer: Dixie Chicks and Fleetwood Mac

Movie: Antwon Fischer, Grease and Dirty Dancing

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Depends on the day.

6. The Most exciting Think that ever happened to you:

I think it would have to be when Stacey proposed.

7. Favorite TV Show:

Friends, ER, The OC, CSI, and Survivor

8. Are you married or single?

Married (happily)!

9. Most embarrasing moment.

One time when I was about 16, my girl-friends and I went skinny-dipping at the lake and these guys we know came and stole our clothes. It was very embarrassing!

And the other one is the second time I met my husbands extended family (aunts and uncles) we were all at his moms in the kitchen and there were about 25 of us there and Stacey's brother flagged me (pulled my pants down) in front of everyone while my back was to them. That's not the worst part though. I didn't have any underwear on. Thank God my back was to everyone!!! LOL

10. Favorite Smell

Outside after a good rain and my grandma baking bread.

11. What do you do for fun?

I scrapbook and my husband and I run a slo-pitch team and we play ball a lot in the summer!COLOR]

12. What's your age? (or close vincinity anyway. LOL)

25

13. How many siblings do you have?

I have two older sisters, one older brother and one younger brother.

14. What's your favorite food?

Ribs, definetley ribs!!!

15. what's your middle name?

Dawn Mary, nice eh? LOL

16. What's your favorite Holiday?

Christmas is the best!!!

17. Say one good thing about adoption.

There are so many things to say but I think the best thing I've encountered is meeting all you wonderful people. We don't have a child yet because that would be the best but for now at least I have a great support Group. Thanks Everyone!

Hope everyone enjoys these.

[Jen29]

Hi Stacy, ok here it goes.

1.) i live in Fresno,California

2.)At home mom,preschool helper

3.) i have two children a boy an a girl

4.)my fave bands are Alabama,George Strait, Dixie Chicks, Alisson Krause an Union Station, Reba MacEntire, the Judds,Tracy Bird,many others.

5.)Chocolate definatly!!!

6.)The Ring,Ghost Ship,North and South with Patrick Swayze,Road to Peridition,Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sister Hood many others.

7.)most embarrassing thing to happen to me i don't have any.

8.)Charmed
9.)Married

10.)Most exciting thing getting proposed to in a Pizza Parlor.

11.)my fave smell my mil's Pomegranate scented candle.fills the entire house with the scent.

12.)what do i do for fun?i help out in my sons class i just love preschool kids they're so adorable!!!!!!gets me out of the house.read any V.C. Andrews books,Tami Hoag she's a good mystery thriller writer.

13.)I'm 29 yrs. old getting a few gray hairs on top which i hate.
ME LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14.)Maragarita 33yrs.^,Michelle 28yrs, and Shane 18yrs.

15.)Fave food Mexican,Chinese

16.)Anne

17.) Halloween,Christmas

18.)well i don't know about this one can't decide i guess it's a huge miricle i found my birth family .i really didn't have much to go on.
hope this helps.

[melon161]

come on everyone! I'm waiting!

[angelical]

1. Where do you live?
Southwestern PA

2. What is your job?
Project Manager

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?
1 bio son


4. What's your favorite:
Song: "When A Man Loves a Woman"

Band/Singer: Lots...mostly lite rock and/or 80s

Movie: Dirty Dancing

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Chocolate

6. The Most exciting Thing that ever happened to you:
Bringing my baby home from the hospital

7. Favorite TV Show:
Law & Order, and lots of others .... TV addict!

8. Are you married or single?
Married (happily)!

9. Most embarrasing moment.
not sure....

10. Favorite Smell
The ocean

11. What do you do for fun?
Read, shop, play with my son

12. What's your age?
27

13. How many siblings do you have?
Four older half-siblings (2 girls, 2 boys)

14. What's your favorite food?
Steak

15. what's your middle name?
Dannette

16. What's your favorite Holiday?
Christmas

17. Say one good thing about adoption.
Adoption provides families and children the opportunity to find each other and share love, home, and family

Good idea!
Sharel

[y2jasmine]

1. Where do you live?
Northern Ontario Canada

2. What is your job?
Researcher

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?
Currently 2 foster boys aged 9 and 10...hopefully soon adding a little girl under the age of 3 (adoption)

4. What's your favorite:
Song: "Stand by Me"

Band/Singer: way too many to list...

Movie: tie between Bed of Roses and Untamed Heart

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Definitely defintely definitely Chocolate

6. The Most exciting Thing that ever happened to you:
nothing too exciting...but getting married was an exciting day

7. Favorite TV Show:
TV addict here too!! But I really like Life's Birth Stories and Adoption Stories.

8. Are you married or single?
Married since Aug 03

9. Most embarrasing moment.
April 13, 1997...involved an eraser and a boy...don't ask

10. Favorite Smell
gingerbread

11. What do you do for fun?
Read, watch tv, play mini-putt

12. What's your age?
27

13. How many siblings do you have?
1 younger brother (half) and older 1 brother-in-law

14. What's your favorite food?
Lasagna

15. what's your middle name?
Joan

16. What's your favorite Holiday?
Christmas

17. Say one good thing about adoption.
Adoption provides a child a loving home and helps make everyone happy.

[echaos]

1. Where do you live?
Halifax, Nova Scotia

2. What is your job?
Business Analyst

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?
1 Kid
7 Cats

4. What's your favorite:
Band/Singer: Elton John
Movie: Cinderella

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Chocolate


6. The Most exciting Think that ever happened to you:
Adopting Liam!!


7. Favorite TV Show:
The Handler

8. Are you married or single?
Not legal here yet!! but, we've been together 10 years.

9. Most embarrasing moment.
using a bra that was in my knapsack to try and open our security lock at the office with all of the of the people who reported to me standing around waiting for me to open the door!!

10. Favorite Smell
Baby Powder / Lilacs are tied


11. What do you do for fun?
Play with Liam , scrapbooking, baking


12. What's your age? (or close vincinity anyway. LOL)
33


13. How many siblings do you have?
None

14. What's your favorite food?
Anything Chocolate

15. what's your middle name?
Lynne

16. What's your favorite Holiday?
Christmas

17. Say one good thing about adoption.
It completed my family! (Twice!)

[stacyone]

Grrrrrr...

Okay...

1. Where do you live?

Atlanta

2. What is your job

Admin Assistant at large insurance company

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?

One 18m human girl, 2 sons (1 canine, 1 feline), 2 other daughters (1 canine, 1 feline) -- full house!

4. What's your favorite:

Song: Silent All These Years (Tori Amos)

Band/Singer: Tori, baby! Chick rock: Sarah McL, Joni Mitchell, etc.

Movie: Life is Beautiful

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Neither - I don't eat refined sugar.

6. The Most exciting Think that ever happened to you:

Being present at my daughter's birth


7. Favorite TV Show:

Alias -- love me some Spy Daddy!

8. Are you married or single?

Married

9. Most embarrasing moment.

I'm not putting that here... what if I run for office someday?


10. Favorite Smell

Fresh evergreen trees, my Davies Gate Garden-Made body lotion, lilacs (miss them -- I'm from Michigan)

11. What do you do for fun?

Redecorate, read mysteries w/female protagonists, surf the Web when I should be working!

12. What's your age? (or close vincinity anyway. LOL)

Turned 35 in July. I don't want to talk about it.

13. How many siblings do you have?

Two younger brothers


14. What's your favorite food?

Anything Italian

15. what's your middle name?

Amber

16. What's your favorite Holiday?

Christmas -- Thanksgiving is a close 2nd

17. Say one good thing about adoption.

Just one? It gave me the chance to be a Mom, which I'd been waiting for my whole life.

[iss36]

1. Where do you live?

Indianapolis IN

2. What is your job?

a full time mommy

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?

one son Simon 21 months old domestic transracail adoption

4. What's your favorite:

Song: she thinks my tractor sexy

Band/Singer: Kenny chesney

Movie: the brothers,

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Vanilla

6. The Most exciting Think that ever happened to you:

holding my son for the first time

7. Favorite TV Show:

The walton, golden girls, star search, american dreams

8. Are you married or single?

Married

9. Most embarrasing moment.

when I was in 8th grade I had gottin AF and I bled through all of my clothes. I wanted to go to the restroom to clean up but the teacher would not let me. So I had to go around with a sweater wraped around my waist praying no one would see anything.

10. Favorite Smell

homemade meatballs and sauce it is so wonderful.

11. What do you do for fun?

play with toys with my son

12. What's your age? (or close vincinity anyway. LOL)

38

13. How many siblings do you have?

3 brothers

14. What's your favorite food?

homemade meatballs and pasta sause

15. what's your middle name?

ann

16. What's your favorite Holiday?

Christmas now that my son is hear

17. Say one good thing about adoption.

I have my son and he has a wonderful birth mom and family

[cathy102]

1. Where do you live?

Chesterfield MO

2. What is your job?

Business Owner with hubby and SAHM

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?

13 month old daughter through adoption/ Waiting to be matched with an expectant mother!!

4. What's your favorite:

Song: Don't really have one..Too many I like..

Band/Singer: Bon Jovi, Journey and Kid Rock

Movie: Better Off Dead...Where's my $2.00's ...hehehe!!

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Need that Chocolate

6. The Most exciting Think that ever happened to you:

Marrying my hubby and becoming a mom

7. Favorite TV Show:

Reality TV..Hubby won't watch it with me!!!

8. Are you married or single?

Married (Very Happily)

9. Most embarrasing moment.

My neighbor and I went to the movies. After the movie we had to go to the restroom. I came out of the stall first and noticed we were in the Men's Restroom. All I seen was the Urinals..I yelled at my neighbor and told her. She said that I was teasing because the restrooms were too clean to be a Men's restroom. She finished her business and walk out and washed her hands like it wasn't a big deal..And another time I accidently AGAIN walked in the Men's Restroom and seen men in there!!!
Man, I guess I just can't read...hehehe!!

10. Favorite Smell

After my daughter has a fresh bath

11. What do you do for fun?

I love to be with hubby and my daughter. My favorite is shopping and going out to dinner..I also love to be outside doing things..

12. What's your age? Do you really need to know??hehe!!

37

13. How many siblings do you have?

I have one brother that is 9 1/2 months younger than me. We are the same age for 6 weeks..My mom didn't waste any time..

14. What's your favorite food?

Anything Italian...Yum!!! I'm getting hungry

15. what's your middle name?

Lynn

16. What's your favorite Holiday?

Christmas

17. Say one good thing about adoption.

The thing I like the most about adoption is that my daughters birthmom made me a mom and that we have another extended family..And that I have made some good friends here!!

Cathy

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[saucey95]

Cathy102...I cracked up at your favorite movie. My husband and I quote that $2 line all the time!!!!


Here goes:

1. Where do I live? Just outside of San Antonio, Texas.

2. Job? Nurse and auditor with HMO

3. How many kids? None human. 3 dogs, 4 cats. My babies.

4. Favorites:
Song: Wildfire
Band/Singer: Many! Sara McCl, Sinead O'Connor, Maroon5,
Josh Groban, so many others. I'm diverse.
Movie: hmm...I love movies. Gone with the Wind, Godfather 1
and Godfather 2, Super Troopers (that's embarrassing
to admit), The Man Who Knew Too Little...many more

5. Chocolate or Vanilla? Definitely chocolate. Rocky Road

6. Most exciting thing that's ever happened to me? Getting
married. Getting my nursing license.

7. Favorite TV Show? Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Alias,
and I'm a new fan of The Brotherhood of
Poland New Hampshire

8. Married or single? Happily married.

9. Most embarrassing moment? Geez, where do I begin?? I'm a
walking comedy caper. I guess one of them would be when I wrecked my mom's car while driving after school RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HIGH SCHOOL. Yes, everyone was out there.

10. Favorite smell? Fresh cut grass, cinnamon apple

11. Do for fun? Read, play with my babies, go to home shows and
dog shows with my hubby, watch movies. Hang with my hubby

12. Age? 31, I'll be 32 in a few weeks.

13. Siblings? Two younger sisters

14. Favorite food? Chinese, seafood

15. Middle name? Kay

16. Holiday? Christmas and Halloween

17. One good thing about adoption? There are so many great things but I would have to say it blesses those of us who cannot have children on our own with the opportunity to become parents and gives children a safe loving and forever home.

Linda
Texas born and raised

[HappyMomAnna]

1. Where do you live?

Tigard, Oregon

2. What is your job?

Mother/Wife a

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?

Birth son Sean age 20, Daughter Tori age 19 adopted Daughter Makala age 5 and her brother, Jeremiah age 1

4. What's your favorite:

Song: Bridge over Troubled Water

Band/Singer: Simon and Garfunkel (Im old)

Movie: I like Dirty Dancing too and Cyder House Rules

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Vanilla with Chocolate sauce

6. The Most exciting Think that ever happened to you:

Being a witness for an FBI internet investigation! 1994

7. Favorite TV Show:

ER, Law and Order and CSI

8. Are you married or single?

Married (happily)!

9. Most embarrasing moment.

all of them

10. Favorite Smell:

Bubble Bath

11. What do you do for fun?

Look at houses I cannot afford, Gardenning, Camping, Cooking

12. What's your age? (or close vincinity anyway. LOL)

40

13. How many siblings do you have?

2-younger brothers, I step-sister, 1 step-brother, and one 10 yr old 1/2 brother

14. What's your favorite food?

Mexican

15. what's your middle name?

Lousie

16. What's your favorite Holiday?

4th of July

17. Say one good thing about adoption.

It does not leave stretch marks!

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[aspenhall]

1. Where do you live?
Hurricane, UT

2. What is your job?

own business consulting firm with Hubby

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?

two dog-hters (1 lab, 1 wolf)

4. What's your favorite:

Song: all 80's Hard Rock

Band/Singer: all 80's Hard Rock

Movie: most comedies like American Pie

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Chocolate!!!!

6. The Most exciting Thing that ever happened to you:

meeting the man of my dreams and soon, it'll be to adopt!!!

7. Favorite TV Show:

Sex and the City***** BY A LONG SHOT,
then Trading Spaces on TLC

8. Are you married or single?

Married (happily ever after)!

9. Most embarrasing moment.

too many to count and all of them freaking hilarious....probably the time I told my future father in law that we were getting married....actually he guessed and I confirmed it, but dh and I had just met 2 weeks prior and it was the first time I met his family, and they didn't know we were engaged yet.....or it could be the time that I was reading bumper stickers out loud with my MIL and the next one was a kind of variation of "Farfergnugen" but it said "fukingruven" ......OR on my 1st fam vacation with his family and the video camera was right behind me with the cap on but accidentally still recording....while I complained about his dad's driving.......and then we ALL sat down and watched the home movie of yellowstone and there was this big long part where it was black and all you could hear was me critisizing his dad's driving....

10. Favorite Smell:

Chocolate chip cookies, or
Salt City Candle Company "Home Sweet Home" Flavor Candle

11. What do you do for fun?

Picnic at Zion's Nat'l Park (by my house), Remodel my house, Travel with my Hubby and take my friends kids with us to disneyland....but mostly just go to movies.

12. What's your age? (or close vincinity anyway. LOL)

just turned 28

13. How many siblings do you have?

oldest of 7....me, 26yo sis, 24yo bro, 21yo bro, 19yo bro, 14yo bro, 10yo sis

14. What's your favorite food?

All kinds....."Carmine's" in Manhattan, NY....
"Maccaroni Grill" anywhere....."Metropolis Diner" in Medford, NY..... My mother in Law's Cooking!!!!!!

15. what's your middle name?

Rae

16. What's your favorite Holiday?

Christmas

17. Say one good thing about adoption.

It Multiplies love instead of Dividing it and builds faith.

[julie p.]

1) Where do you live? California, central coast

2) What is your job? Administrative Assistant, 13 years great company to work for.

3) How many kids do you have? none yet, waiting for baby girl who will be born in February...yeah.

4) What is your favorite:

Song: Brown eyed girl-Van Morrison

Band: Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith

Movie: The Way we Were

5) Chocolate or Vanilla? anything chocolate, that is my main food group.

6) The most exciting thing that ever happened to you? Getting a call at 10:00 pm, asking if I wanted to adopt a baby!

7) Favorite TV show? The Sopranos, Survivor

8) Are you Married or Single? Married to my best friend-14 years.

9) Your most embarrassing moment? My husband works in construction and has a habit of calling people by their last names. I asked his friend what his first name was because I didn't want to be rude and call him by his last name. He said, "that is my first name", my husband laughing so hard embarrassed me the most. I don't even remember his name.

10) Favorite smell? Apple pie

11) What do you do for fun? I teach swimming lessons during the summer. I also like to spend time with my family.

12) What is your age? 37

13) How many siblings do you have? one older sister and one older brother

14) What is your favorite food? Mexican food, cheese, peanut butter & chocolate.

15) What is your middle name? Lynne

16) What is your favorite holiday? Christmas, with a close second of Halloween.

17) Say one good thing about adoption. Adoption has given me a future to look forward to. Your parents are your past, you are your present and children are your future.

[ellia3]

1. I live in North Carolina.

2. I am a stay at home mom.

3. one precious little girl.

4. Favorite Song: I will always love you-Whitney Houston
Favorite Singer: Whitney Houston and Ashanti

5. I loooove Chocolate.

6. The most exciting thing that has ever happened to me was
becoming a wife and now a mother. It is the greatest joy of
my life.

7. Favorite TV Show: Decorating Cents(hgtv) and Big Brother

8.Married

9. When I was in high school I was in a pageant and we had to
do a hawaiian dance that required wearing a grass skirt and
mine fell off in front of hundreds of people.

10.The smell of Christmas time, the cinnamon, spice, and
ginger scents of the Holiday.

11. Scrapbook, decorate, and got to the beach at least
twice per year.

12. 35

13. 8- five brothers and three sisters

14. Seafood- shrimp scampi, lobster, and Maryland Crabcakes

15. Anne

16. Christmas- because of Christ Birthday

17. Adoption is truly a miracle from God. God words says
Children are an inheritance from the Lord Psalms 127:3.

[carriewoman]

Ok, here goes...


1. Where do you live?

Tri-cities, Washington

2. What is your job?

I just quit to be a hopeful stay at home mom! Taking the time off to get our adoption going!

3. How Many Kids Do You Have?

2 cats and a dog...... waiting for our human child

4. What's your favorite:

Song: stand by me

Band/Singer: probably lonestar..... I dunno really

Movie: my best friends wedding

5. Chocolate or Vanilla?

Chocolate, mmmmmmm

6. The Most exciting Thing that ever happened to you:

getting married,a poem of mine got published, and when we adopt that will be my answer

7. Favorite TV Show:

Gillmore Girls

8. Are you married or single?

Married

9. Most embarrasing moment.

Driving my aunts 4 wheeler off a cliff (it was only embarrasing when I had to have my uncle use his wench to get it out of the river, after I came to and could go tell them what I did, lol)


10. Favorite Smell

the way the woods smell after rain

11. What do you do for fun?

lotsa stuff

12. What's your age? (or close vincinity anyway. LOL)

26

13. How many siblings do you have?

2 older sisters, one younger......... 2 older brothers and one younger on hubby's side

14. What's your favorite food?

mashed potatoes

15. what's your middle name?

Michelle

16. What's your favorite Holiday?

Christmas

17. Say one good thing about adoption.

It helps a family become complete when it wouldn't happen otherwise. Gives people like me a chance to raise and love children.

Carrie